Verlorevlei River

Verlorevlei River
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Verlorevlei River is located in South Africa
Verlorevlei River
EtymologyVerlorenvlei River
Location
CountrySouth Africa
ProvinceWestern Cape
Physical characteristics
Source_
MouthAtlantic Ocean
 • location
Western Cape, South Africa
 • coordinates
32°19′S 18°20′E / 32.317°S 18.333°E / -32.317; 18.333
 • elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Basin features
Designated28 June 1991
Reference no.525[1]

Verlorevlei River is a river in the Western Cape province of South Africa. Lying on the Sandveld of the West Coast, the river runs past Eendekuil, Het Kruis, and Redelinghuys. The river mouth is located at Elands Bay. Its tributaries include the Hol River, Kruismans River and the Krom Antonies River. It falls within the Drainage system G and the Management Area.

The river is the only known habitat of the endangered Verlorenvlei redfin.[2]

  1. ^ "Verlorenvlei". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  2. ^ Chakona, Albert; Swartz, Ernst R.; Skelton, Paul H. (11 November 2014). "A new species of redfin (Teleostei, Cyprinidae, Pseudobarbus) from the Verlorenvlei River system, South Africa". ZooKeys (453). Pensoft: 121–137. Bibcode:2014ZooK..453..121C. doi:10.3897/zookeys.453.8072. PMC 4258629. PMID 25493062. Retrieved 4 December 2014.